ok, scary...

In 1939, Lina Medina of Peru became a mother at the record age of five years, seven months and 21 days. No one has ever established who was the father of her son, who died in 1979. She married and had a second son in 1972. Ms. Medina lives in a poor, crime-ridden suburb of Lima, called Little Chicago, with her husband. In 1939, Reuters adds, Peru promised Ms. Medina armfuls of aid. So far, she has seen none.

and now just odd...

The northern snakehead fish, a native of China, worries Americans because it has been discovered in a Maryland pond and may spread across the region. The metre-long species, a voracious predator of other fish, can slither across land and breathe air for days at a time. It's also on the menu at the Yin Yankee Cafe in Annapolis, Md., writes Rona Kobell of The Baltimore Sun: "Roasted in banana leaves, slathered in spicy Indonesian curry and garnished with organic St. Mary's tomatoes, the northern snakehead fish is a tasty surprise. It has the texture of halibut and the sweetness of eel. . . . And what wine goes with roasted invasive predator? [Cafe chef Jerry] Trice recommends a lush, tropical pinot blanc."

gotta love Globe and mail.com. Check the "Social Studies" section.